Children: Corporal Punishment
Commons · Question 20220 · Tabled 16 Dec 2024 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Rachael Maskell
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to legislate for (a) a ban on the physical chastisement of children and (b) penalties for people who do so.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Morgan, 23 Dec 2024
This government does not condone violence or abuse of children. There are laws in place to protect children against this.Crown Prosecution Service guidance is clear that only the mildest form of physical punishment can be used to justify discipline. Where...